Jean-Claude Juncker

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  Greece Gets Two More Years to Hit Deficit Targets

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 13, 2012

  International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde protested the extension of the deadline for Greece to cut its debt to a “sustainable” level to 2022, saying that the target date “has to be 2020.”

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  Germany, France Discuss United Front Against Lenience for Greece

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

  Despite Greece's attempt to win additional time to comply with bailout conditions, Chancellor Merkel of Germany and President Hollande of France were discussing ways to send a firm message that Athens must adhere to its original conditions.

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  Greek Leader Said to Seek More Time to Meet Austerity Goals

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of Greece hopes to achieve two objectives with eurozone policymakers: to assure them that he will carry out mandated austerity measures and to win more time to do so.

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  Draghi, With Credibility at Stake, Ups Ante in Debt Fight

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 30, 2012

  ECB President Mario Draghi is upping the ante after saying last week he would do "whatever it takes" to preserve the euro.

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  Moody’s Cuts Outlook on Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg saw their outlooks downgraded to negative by Moody’s Investors Service late Monday as debt woes in the eurozone continued to worsen.

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  Spain Gets Extra Year to Cut Debt

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 10, 2012

  Spain will be given an extra year to get its deficit reduction under control, but markets were not impressed with the action.

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  EU Reaches Debt Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  EU leaders announced that they had reached agreement on a number of provisions to combat the debt crisis, including a plan to recapitalize banks directly and easier terms for Spanish borrowing.

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  Euro Leaders, Soros Press Merkel on Joint Finance

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 25, 2012

  Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was in a tight spot as fellow eurozone leaders turned up the heat on the issue of joint debt for the bloc.

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  Spain, Cyprus Downgraded

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2012

  Moody's cut the ratings of Spain and Cyprus on Wednesday. Bond yields topped 7% for Spain, and in Italy’s first bond sale since Spain’s bailout yields surged.

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  E.U. Leaders Still Disagree as Crisis Simmers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2012

  Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with resistance at home to her austerity-only position even as Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy gave a different account of Wednesday’s summit meeting than was offered by the Luxembourg prime minister, Jean-Claude Juncker.